The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-02-02
MorrisvilIe.
Orange County.
Braintree.

MRS. RUFUS HUTCHINSON is on the sick
list. Hattie Bass is also very sick with bill
ious fever at F. III. Packard's, her brother-in-
law. - Nettie Bass gave "A drive whist
party Saturday night of last week. -
The friends of Jennie Bryant, to the num-
Der of about fifty, gave her surprise party
Friday night of last week. Cake and coffee
were served and the occasion was enjoyed
by all. - Annie Kendall is the guest of
Nettie Bass. - A. B. Ferry is in Boston,
Mass, visiting friends and relatives. -
l.. l.. Udall and wife of Granville have
been in town visiting old friends. - The
oyster supper and concert which the band
gave last Wednesday evening was very well
attended, they clearing about S14 -
Lucius Trombly has gone to Highgate on a
visit to his father. The Sewing and
Mite Society will meet with Mrs. Deacon
Martin Friday afternoon of this week.
Chelsea.
A. X. HovEY, who has been rapidly fail
ing in health for some time past, is now
very feeble. - A case receiving much
sympathy is that of NJ. Emma Hatch, who
has been seized with a partial paralysis OF
the right side of the body. The disease is
thought to have been caused by too close
attention to piano practice, and there is
ground for hope that it will yield to treat
ment. - A dancing-school has been or
gained, with what prospects your CORE.
spondent is not able to tell at this writing
- The Ladies' Benevolent Society give
an entertainment, which promises to be a
very successful one, at the hotel hall on Wed
nesday and Thursday evenings of this week
- Presiding Elder j. o. Sherburn as
sists Rev. Mr. Knapp in meetings this week
80 Mrs. Hattie (Allen) Brown of Royal.
ton has been visiting in town. - Il. e
Graham of Montpelier, with his daughter
Mary &. Graham, was in town last week
80 George o. Webster, late ticket agent
at Bellows Falls, and his sister, Miss May l.
Webster of Williamstown, have been visit
ing at j. X. Darling's. - Rev. Louis A
Banks, whose temperance lecture shorl
time since was very well received, vii
speak again at the Methodist church OF
Friday evening of next week, his subjec
being A Woman's Inheritance. -
Another run of measles has begun in the
village, having been brought here by the
Shepard family, who gave a musical enter
tainment here fortnight ago, one of theil
children coming down with the diseas,
when they were here.
Newbury.
The farm near South Woodbury. owned
by the late Captain Jacob Kent has beer
sold to Robert Meservey. - Mrs. West
gate, who was considered dangerously sicl
short time since, is now said to be better
- Edmund George was at home from
Miles Pond last week ON a visit TO his fam
lily. - Miss Laura Keith has been yer!
sick with diphtheria but is now better
- The district school, which has beer
broken up for few weeks past by TIN
measles commenced again Monday of thi
week. 80 n. f. Hutchins and family ar
about 10 move into the house formerl,
owned by Mrs Chaplin and occupied by El
mer Avery. - The recent thaw has talIel
off nearly all the snow along the river. -=
Mrs. owen is boarding this winter wit
Ezra Chamberlains family on the OX-bow
monism in the Congregational vestry las
! Friday evening. - Nesta Temple die
last week. She had been a great suffere
| Tor many weeks. == Union meetings ar
being held at South Newbury by Revs. \
w Wilder and S. L. Bates of this plac,
- The case of Olmstead as. Abbott Wi
come before Judge Walker at White Rive
junction February Sth. =- The sprin